2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,216 2,609 81.6 79.9-83.2 607 18.4 16.8-20.1
-FEMALES 1,674 1,386 82.6 80.2-84.7 288 17.4 15.3-19.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,031 921 88.9 86.2-91.1 110 11.1 8.9-13.8
Non-Hispanic Black 368 302 83.3 78.3-87.4 66 16.7 12.6-21.7
Other 262 152 55.5 47.9-62.8 110 44.5 37.2-52.1
AGE
18-34 479 381 79.6 75.1-83.5 98 20.4 16.5-24.9
35-44 337 271 80.9 75.3-85.5 66 19.1 14.5-24.7
45-54 400 334 86.1 81.8-89.5 66 13.9 10.5-18.2
55-64 458 400 85.5 80.5-89.3 58 14.5 10.7-19.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 85 55.0 45.8-63.8 83 45.0 36.2-54.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 353 262 75.6 69.8-80.5 91 24.4 19.5-30.2
Some Post-H.S. 496 421 85.5 81.3-88.8 75 14.5 11.2-18.7
College Graduate 657 618 95.1 92.9-96.7 39 4.9 3.3- 7.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 186 128 71.9 63.8-78.8 58 28.1 21.2-36.2
$15,000- 24,999 255 170 63.3 55.7-70.4 85 36.7 29.6-44.3
$25,000- 34,999 148 116 77.1 67.2-84.7 32 22.9 15.3-32.8
$35,000- 49,999 206 191 88.5 80.3-93.6 15 11.5 6.4-19.7
$50,000- 74,999 203 196 97.2 93.4-98.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 401 387 95.9 92.7-97.7 14 4.1 2.3- 7.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 462 357 77.9 72.6-82.3 105 22.1 17.7-27.4
No 1,170 995 84.5 81.9-86.9 175 15.5 13.1-18.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 70 64 88.1 74.6-94.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,603 1,322 82.4 80.0-84.6 281 17.6 15.4-20.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 491 398 80.1 75.6-84.0 93 19.9 16.0-24.4
Regional City or Suburban County 409 345 86.0 81.8-89.4 64 14.0 10.6-18.2
Rural 774 643 82.4 78.7-85.7 131 17.6 14.3-21.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,009 868 86.2 83.4-88.5 141 13.8 11.5-16.6
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 106 97 93.6 86.6-97.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 201 178 89.8 83.2-94.1 23 10.2 5.9-16.8
Other not in Labor Force 256 181 72.1 65.1-78.2 75 27.9 21.8-34.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 174 103 62.0 52.4-70.7 71 38.0 29.3-47.6
101% to 150% 225 172 73.5 66.0-79.8 53 26.5 20.2-34.0
151% to 200% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 788 751 95.2 93.0-96.7 37 4.8 3.3- 7.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 308 259 81.0 73.8-86.5 49 19.0 13.5-26.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 694 572 81.6 77.7-84.9 122 18.4 15.1-22.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 672 555 83.9 80.4-86.9 117 16.1 13.1-19.6

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 included.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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